Teacher Appreciation Week runs May 6-10

U.S. Teacher Appreciation Week runs from May 6 to May 10, 2024, and Teacher Appreciation Day is May 7, 2024. Since 1984, Teacher Appreciation Week always takes place the first full week of May. Teacher Appreciation Day, on the other hand, takes place on the first Tuesday in May in the United States. Eleanor Roosevelt

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Happiness, times two

After a year living at Lindale Animal Control, Elsa and Bree now enjoying forever home When adopted sisters can stay together, it’s a heartwarming thing. Such is the case with Elsa and Bree, a couple of canine siblings who spent the first year of their lives with the caring folks at Lindale Animal Control. On

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Family-friendly events on tap at Library

Things are really growing this month at the Lillie Russell Memorial Library with a variety of family-friendly events scheduled throughout the month, publicity officials announced. The library’s annual May Plant Sale is scheduled for 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, with plants and trees donated by local nurseries so all the proceeds will go

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East Texas unemployment figures show March improvement

Unemployment figures for the East Texas area saw an improvement from February, 2024 to March 2024, according to information released by the Texas Workforce Commission. According to TWC figures, 3.8 percent were unemployed in March, compared to 4.2 percent for February. There were an estimated 111,500 employed out of an estimated 116,000, according to the

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The Economist | Suburban Surge

New Census data confirms what many people around the state have observed – Texas metropolitan areas and the surrounding counties are seeing a notable population surge. The data (which reflects estimated changes between July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023) provides an overview of the changes for local areas, and it is eye-opening! Only about

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LHS track stars headed for State

Lindale High School’s 4 X 400 boys relay team and 400 meter sprinter Colter Maya will be competing this week at the state track meet in Austin after competing at the Class 4A Region II meet in Denton this past week. Maya, a junior, ran to a first place time of 48.01 in the 400

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City zoning request gets Lindale Council OK

Lindale City Council members approved a zoning request from Daniel and Bethany Patterson concerning the property located at 309 East South Street which the owners sought have changed from single family residential to neighborhood mixed use Tuesday night (April 16) at city hall. City Manager Carolyn Caldwell said after meeting with the Pattersons and checking

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“Smith County Jane Doe’’ identified; Cold case from ’85 finally resolved

The dogged determination of the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, one of its deputies and advances in DNA identification combined to provide some closure for a Dallas-Fort Worth area family whose daughter’s remains were found near Lindale in 1985. Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith provided information during a press conference this past week in the case

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